Welcome to Chapter 14 – Invasion, Part One: The Arrival! In a very real way, today marks the beginning of a whole new era for the SuperFogeys. This story of alien invaders coming to Earth is a big one and, while it builds off of everything that’s gone before, it represents such a huge shift [...]
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Marc blew me away with that first panel. How great is that? Space Monkeys! Zurida’s Palace! So freakin’ cool. And Star–I mean DARK–Maiden’s new costume! Look for a blog later on showing some of the design work Marc and I did on that. I really love what we ended up with, but there were some [...]
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Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Sep 27, 17 | 733 – Honey, I Blew Up the Thrice Evil |
May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Oh, Star Maiden. What happened? I find the different interpretations of who exactly Dark Maiden is in relation to Star Maiden really fascinating. There seems to be some disagreement, which surprises me. But that? That’s a real death. Don’t forget to tip the artist! Click on the Money Man picture below the strip to donate [...]
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Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
Jan 13, 14 | 562 – Violent Amputation |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Here he is, the man of the hour, President Superknocker. He’s all I hoped for and more. Any resemblance to any Presidents either living or dead is strictly coincidental. These “news strips” come from my love of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. Besides being a great story, I love how Miller tells his story [...]
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The question with any occupying force is always the same: when are they going to leave? ARE they going to leave? We shall see. All credit to Marc for the stellar colors in today’s strip. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this one really sings for me. Do you enjoy the SuperFogeys? [...]
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Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Jun 1, 11 | 321 – Unified By a Common Purpose |
May 16, 12 | 412 – Calling Valhalla |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Creating the bulletin board o’ evidence was a fun exercise in diving back into the history of the strip and thinking about the things Spy Gal would see as relevant. Pretty much the same thing the readers saw, as it turns out! I love the way Marc drew Jerry’s reaction in the third panel. That’s [...]
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Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
This isn’t exactly the team-up I think anybody saw coming, but here it is, the Fogey super team: Spy Gal, Swifty, Soviet Sam and Space Pig! Anyone whose name doesn’t start with an S need not apply. Avengers in four days! Avengers in four days! I know there have to be people who read SuperFogeys [...]
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Space Pig didn’t even get a line! Not ONE line! Have you guys been over to Just the First Frame yet? It’s a great new webcomics aggregator that posts just the first panel of any new webcomic on its list. So cool. Great way to know what you’re clicking into. Check it out right here [...]
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Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Marc reminds me with this strip how much fun it is to get out of Valhalla. He rendered the snot out of that alleyway! Those with eyes attuned will recognize the boy’s shirt for what it is. Did you see it? Did you see The Avengers? I saw it at the end of a 6 [...]
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Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Marc rocks the fight scene! This is one of the few times I just got smart and stepped aside and let Marc do his thing without trying to really script what he’s clearly got the instincts for. Life is good, life is hard. I’ve done some heavy duty reflecting this past week and because I [...]
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May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Apologies! Late post today and this time it wasn’t because of my bumbling. We’ve been experiencing some real technical difficulties in SuperFogeys Central lately and though the strip was more than done on time, it was just impossible to post it until now. Ticks me off when this happens because Marc and I work so [...]
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Apr 11, 12 | 402 – Lost Signal |
Jul 1, 10 | 263 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 5 “A Parting Gift” |
Jan 13, 14 | 562 – Violent Amputation |
Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Aak! What is going on?? Two late strips in one week? I can count on one hand the number of times that’s happened in the past six years. So, twice in one week? Unprecedented. My apologies. Marc is awesome, don’t blame him. I am lame, blame me. Hopefully we’ll get all these issues ironed out. [...]
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Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Oct 31, 12 | 454 – The New Congress |
I want my own Sunway. Warning: does not work at night or during an eclipse. Otherwise, it’s awesome! I confess that I took the inspiration for The Sunway from Ed Wood’s “classic” film Plan 9 From Outer Space. We need to be careful how we tap into the power of sunlight. If we could do [...]
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Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Apr 9, 14 | 587 – Your Attention Please |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
That last panel closeup of Dr. Rocket is just so haunting. Well played, Marc. Well played. Lots to chew on with this strip. Have at it. In other news… I just posted a new blog on my blogging site entitled “Sex vs. Violence.” I’m sure I’m asking for it with this one, but feel free [...]
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May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Jan 3, 07 | 62 – Conditions of Release |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
I think this is the first real action strip we’ve seen since Jerry took down the robot in Chapter 12. Reminds me just how GOOD Marc is at the action. Thankfully, there’s tons more action coming up and I’ll get to put Marc through a few more paces. I’ve always referred to The SuperFogeys as [...]
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Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Feb 15, 11 | Pg. 3 “For The Girls” |
Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
So now you know. Space Monkeys. They’re horrible. There’s been some discussion about what, if anything, makes Captain Spectacular weak. There’s even been some hints here and there and some of you have guessed, but I figured it was time to make it plain. Then I deleted the relevant dialogue from this strip. What remains [...]
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Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
I love the beard. If you don’t love the beard, I don’t want to hear from you. Want to know what Cap is thinking about? Check out this page from the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” I finished the script for the SuperFogies Babies last week and I can’t wait for [...]
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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
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Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Even the strongest of leaders know to fear the might of the Space Pigs. I’m always impressed how Marc is able to fit so many characters into a panel and still leave me room for the dialogue. It’s a real skill to be able to do that. Most artists don’t have a natural instinct for [...]
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Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Jun 17, 10 | 261 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 3 “Feeling Refreshed” |
Mar 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Jun 10, 10 | 260 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 2 “Homecoming” |
I think 419 strips is a pretty long ways to go for a superhero to not show off his power, don’t you think? You guys can react however you like, but to me this feels like a triumphant moment. Marc really surprised me with the last panel. I mean, we’re seeing almost nothing of Swifty. [...]
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Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
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Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
I think I may have pushed how much dialogue I can fit into one strip to the limit. Golly, that’s wordy. Couldn’t help it. Zurida and her son are so much fun to write for and I really wanted to get a sense of their relationship. They surprised me a little. Marc did a particularly [...]
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Sep 26, 16 | 701 – Man Down |
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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
How could the Space Monkeys be anything but the Wookiees of the SF universe? Bet ya didn’t see Zurida as the Han Solo. Remember Spy Gal’s solo mission to Zurida’s Palace? Check out the four page, mostly silent tour de force right here!
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Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Hey, gang, Marc here with the pinch hit posting for Brock. Looks like things are about to get awkward in DC, huh? Remember the last time Swifty and Star Maiden saw each other? Go back and relive some fond memories of Vegas.
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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
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Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
I don’t know how, but somehow Marc managed to draw what I can only describe as “an angry brain.” It’s hard to make a brain in a jar emote, but look! It does! Kudos, Marc. There was a time when Star Maiden’s father looked a little bit more like her. Don’t believe me? Check out [...]
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Everyone knows that all characters should be three dimensional. You’re more likely to believe in a fictional character when you can recognize the humanity–however manufactured–within them. One way of doing this, I’ve found, is to have characters treat some people one way and others a different way. There’s a side of Swifty that doesn’t really [...]
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May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
To get back in “wacky” Star Maiden mode clicked on the Star Maiden tag and looked back through all of her previous appearances. Kind of weird seeing all that history play out in brief. What struck me is how expressive Star is. I’ve missed that about her of late. Glad to have her back! Going [...]
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Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Happy Independence Day to my American friends! To my British friends… Happy Colonial Burden Freedom Day! I lost my own father many, many years ago, but if I could have him back as a brain in a jar with a speaker? I totally would! We could talk and… talk. That’s pretty much it. Does Bezuel [...]
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Aug 19, 15 | 671 – A Little Window Above My Head |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Sometimes, it’s just fun to put the joke in the first panel. Really frees up the rest of the panels to just tell the story. I always admire Marc’s ability to fit epic scale into small spaces. This story is gonna get a lot bigger before it’s over, but there’s aliens afoot (er, in the [...]
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Strips like this are always a little difficult. There’s a lot going on in that last panel, but if you’re a new reader you’d really have no idea what any of it is. And there’s no way to communicate it to you succinctly. The perils of longform, story driven webcomics. I wouldn’t have it any [...]
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Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Annnnnnd… WE’RE BACK! Did you miss us? Sorry for the brief hiatus, but it was necessary, believe me. Not like we’re making serious bank from this SuperFogeys endeavor (though I’m open to a change there) and a break now and again feels right to keep the fires stoked properly. Comic-Con and my 12th Anniversary felt [...]
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Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Marc, in case you don’t know, is one of those old fashioned, pen and paper guys. While lots of cartoonists these days are working strictly digital, the SuperFogeys has always been something you can put your hands on. You should see the stacks and stacks of original art I have. I’m sure Marc has the [...]
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Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Jun 24, 15 | 647 – Ms. Carter Sings the Blues |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Jan 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
Some really cool stuff going on in this one. Besides Marc’s typically great art, check out that trophy room! Ten points to whoever can identify where the items came from. This chapter is nearing its conclusion… any guesses as to how it will end?
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Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
The modern day Society of Heroes team has a long and spotty history in these parts. I’ve never really detailed what their origin story is (the one separate from the original Society of Heroes) or why they are the way are. Maybe someday I’ll get to do that in an origin. Suffice it to say, [...]
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You gotta sympathize with the Society of Heroes. If you had a sweet pad like that, wouldn’t you just want to enjoy it? Alien invasions… giant robots… wouldn’t those all just get in the way? Someone (forgive me for not remembering who) in the comments last week floated the idea that the Society is my [...]
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Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Okay, I kind of love the Society of Heroes now. Why didn’t I ask Marc to draw them before? He does such a great job and I’m finding a lot of new life in them as characters seeing them through his eyes. Once upon a time, SuperFogeys Origins was going to be a modern day [...]
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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
I wasn’t entirely sure if Marc was gonna be able to pull everything off I was asking for in this strip, but darn it if he didn’t get done in one, tiny strip. Well done, sir. Marc and I are thinking of creating a SuperFogeys ashcan comic to hand out at the upcoming New York [...]
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Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
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Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
I was pretty specific in the script for this one. If I remember correctly, I asked for an X-Men-esque second panel. I have lots of fond memories from the John Byrne-Jim Lee era of great scenes of the X-Men on their blackbird. Then you have CSII doing that with his hair. Cracks me up. Still [...]
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Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
May 25, 12 | Pg. 3 “A Couple of Brothers” |
Aug 21, 08 | 156 – An Utter Lack of Decorum |
I’m trying to remember the last time I did a strip this wordy… and I’m coming up short. As usual, Marc finds a way to make it work anyway. I’m really digging writing for villains lately as well. There’s been a dearth of them up til now. And Star Maiden. Half the fun of any [...]
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Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
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Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
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Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
I think crazy Star Maiden will always be my favorite. I’m sorry to see her go… again. Sorry about Friday! The latest and greatest page of SuperFogeys Babies was late, but you can see it at this link now!
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Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
I’ve probably said it before, but pacing doesn’t get enough attention as one of the big keys to comic-making. Bad pacing can ruin a comic and make it unintelligible. Marc had a great idea with this strip and added the beat in the second panel to what was originally scripted as a three panel strip. [...]
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Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
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Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Goodbye, Healer. We’ll miss you so. Why, it seems like only yesterday that you first came to Valhalla to cause your very specific manner of mischief. And then–you ascended! A spot at the table in the Great Hall of the Society of Heroes. And now, dead. Your superhero career was short lived… just like you. [...]
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Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
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Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Marc went with a very-different-than-normal approach to this strip and it works like gangbusters. (Which is an expression I’ve never really understood. If gangbusters work so well, why do don’t we have less gangs?) Fairly big shakeup today. And you thought Monday’s strip was big. Only two strips left in this chapter! Come back for [...]
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Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
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Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
This is it! The penultimate strip of Chapter 14, “Invasion, Part One: The Arrival!” Come on back Wednesday to see how it all ends and get a hint of where the story is going next… Plus, a special (unfortunately necessary) announcement.
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Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
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Feb 22, 11 | Pg. 4 “Ruined Her Show” |
I gotta say… I did not expect this chapter to be this long. 44 strips. That ranks it among the very longest of chapters. I think in that you can see the scope of this Invasion storyline. Everything you’ve seen so far… everything in Part One… it’s all been setup for what’s to come. I [...]
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Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |